Cartridge-belt



H. B. COOL-EY.

CARTRIDGE BELT.4 APPucAImN FILED AUG.23. 191B.

1,341,11 1. Patented May-25,1920.

HENRY B. COOLEY, OF KENSINGTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE .AMERICAN PAPER GOODS COMPANY, OF KENSINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

CARTRIDGE-BELT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented May 25, i920.

Application filed August 23, 1918. Serial No. 251,099.

To all whom t may concer-n:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. CooLnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kensington, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartridge- Belts, of which the following is a specification. l

This invention relates to cartridge-carriers such for instance as are used in conjunction with machine and other kinds of guns. I have several motives in view, among them the provision of an article of this character which can be inexpensively and easily produced, one which will hold the cartridges in position in a firm and substantial manner, yet in which they can when necessity requires, be readily removed. The article involves other features of novelty, and advantage which with the foregoing will be set forth at length in the following description, wherein I will fully describe that one of the several forms of embodiment of the invention which I have selected for illustration in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification. rlhis disclosure is provided to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. I am in no sense limitedthereto, as I may depart therefrom in several respects within the scope of the invention defined by the claim following said description.

Referring to said drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of a cartridge carrier involving the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation.

Fig. 3 is a cross section showing a way of introducing a cartridge.

Fig. 4 is a cross section on a longer scale of a part of a strip of the carrier.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The carrier involves in its make-up a suitable belt such for instance as that denoted in a general way by 2. This belt 2 as shown comprises two strips such as 3 and 4 which in the present case are of duplicate construction and disposed face to face. The two strips may obviously be made from any propor material, although what is known as cotton duck satisfactorily meets my condition. Each length of the fabric of whatever character it may be, is doubled upon itself throughout its length to produce `comthe present case both surfaces of them are coated with asphaltum as at 7. The asphaltum of course, tends to unite the paper' strips or ribbons 6 with the respective plies.

The length of the strips 6 is the same as that Y of the strips 3 and 4 or of their plies 5 which is practically the same thing. As illustrated the width of the paper strips is the same as that of the body or main strips 3 and 4.

The two strips 3 and 4 have suitable means associated with them for producing in the belt 2 a number of loops into which the shells of the cartridges can be introduced and there held.

rFliese loops may be produced in various ways, although the staples 8 of wire for instance, answer satisfactorily in this condition. It will be clear 'that the two strips 3 and 4 register or coincide. 'lhe staples or rather' their prongs are passed through said two strips and the prongs brought together' on that. face of the belt 2 opposite that against which the bodies of the staples fit, so that in effect the staples are practically continuous, and this makes obviously a substantial structure as to this particular feature.

The upper edges of the strips of the belt have as shown, surrounding them, means closer disposed than the staples of the respective pairs, and although these means may vary, they consist of staples 9. 1lhese staples 9 are also arranged in pairs, each pair of staples 9, however, being closer together than those of each pair of staples 8 with which they respectively cooperate. In the construction shown it will be seen (as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l) that each staple 9 has its longitudinal axis coincident with that of an adjacent inner staple. rlhese staples 9 are a trifle wider than the staples S, and they are looped, (the looping practically being continuous,) around the upper edges of the respective strips 3 and 4, but as I have observed already, they are closer together than the other staples 8.

While as I say I ordinarily prefer these staples 9, it is within the bounds of possibility that equivalent means may be substin tuted for4 them within the scope of the invention,fthis same statement applying to other parts of the structure. The staples 9 after being inserted are flattened down, and it is clear that they act as stops to be abutted by the cartridge as 10 introduced into a loop or pocket as 1l, thea shell of the cartridge or rather the shoulder at the forward end thereof striking solidly against the two cooper? ating staples or loops9.

In Fig. 3 I have shown how a cartridge may be accurately guided into the carrier or belt, this being facilitated by the fact, that the upper edges of the two strips 3 and 4, are rounded or convexed'suliiciently to insure this condition.

That I claim is:

l. A cartridge belt comprising strips disposed face to face, means associating the strips to form a succession of pockets longitudinally of the belt, each strip being doubled on itself, and strips disposed between the doubled over portions of the other strips and provided on opposite faces with an adhesive to unite with the plies of the first mentioned strips.

2. A cartridge belt comprising strips disposed face to face, means associating the strips to form a succession of pockets longitudinally of the belt, each strip4 being doubled on itself, and strips between the doubled'over portions of the other strips and provided on opposite faces with a waterproof adhesive to unite with the plies of the first mentioned strips.

3. A cartridge belt comprising strips disposed face to face, means associating the strips to form a succession of pockets longitudinally of the belt, each strip being doubled on itself, and paper strips between the doubled over portions of the other strips and provided on opposite faces with a waterproof adhesive, to unite with the plies or the first mentioned strips.

4:. A cartridge belt comprising strips, means associating the strips to form a succession of pockets, each strip being of fabric and doubled on itself longitudinally of the belt, and paper strips between thev doubledover portions of the other strips, provided on opposite faces with an adhesive united respectively with the plies of the respective first mentioned strips.

5. Acartridge belt comprising strips disposed face to face, means associating the strips to form a succession of pockets longitudinally of the belt, eachv strip being doubled on itself, and paper strips between the doubled-over portions of the other strips and provided on opposite faces with an adhesive to unite with the plies of the first mentioned strips.

6. A cartridgev belt comprising at least two strips each folded together to form at least two plies, staples passing around the free edge portions of the plies of the strips, and means for uniting the strips to form a series of pockets.

7. A cartridge belt comprising strips, means associating the strips to form a succession of pockets, each strip being of fabric and doubled on itself longitudinally of the belt, and paper strips between the doubled over portions of the other strips, provided on opposite faces with an adhesive united respectively with the plies of the respective first mentioned strips.

8. A cartridge belt comprising strips, means associating the strips to form a succession of pockets, each strip being of fabric and doubled on itself longitudinally of the belt, and paper strips betweenthe doubled over portions of the other strips and united respectively to said doubled over portions.

9. A cartridge belt comprising strips disposed face to face, staples disposed between the edge portions of the strips and connecting them to .form a succession of pockets longitudinally of the belt, and independent staples extending around the edge portions of the strips and presenting abutments for the shells of the cartridges in said pockets.`

l0. A machine gun belt formed of two strips of paper, each of said strips having a fabric covering pasted thereto, a series of staples uniting said strips and spaced a slight distance from one edge of the belt, said staples outlining cartridge receiving pockets; a second series of staples positioned along the opposite edge of the belt and spaced directly opposite the first mentioned staples thereby restricting the openings at this edge of thebelt.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY B. COOLEY.

Titnesses Louis T. REYNAL, HEATH SUTHERLAND. 

